All News on Politics in Greece
Decades-old taboos being smashed
Something positive is happening in Greece: taboos and stereotypes that dominated the post-dictatorship mentality are being abolished in a sensational and swift manner. Who will ever again speak out against large-scale privatizations after the last few months?
Tsipras: Refugee crisis is a common problem for Europe
The refugee crisis is a global and European crisis and Europe should see it as a common problem and face it collectively, said Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in his statements after the completion of the EU Summit on Migration in Vienna on Saturday.
EU Council Head Calls for Stricter External Border Control
European Council President Donald Tusk has said Europe needs to work out ways to achieve a more effective control on its external borders.
"We have to guarantee in practice and politically that the Western Balkans route for illegal migrants is closed forever," Austrian daily Die Presse quotes Tusk as saying.
Illegal migrant smuggler caught in Orestiada
Police in Orestiada, northeastern Greece, arrested a 21-year-old Bulgarian man on charges of human trafficking on Friday, it was announced on Saturday.
According to reports, the suspect was detained after officers conducting traffic checks discovered 27 illegal migrants hidden in the truck he was driving.
All of the migrants are thought to be Syrian nationals.
Anti-austerity parties join forces
Panagiotis Lafazanis, a former minister and SYRIZA defector who last year launched a party called Popular Unity, has joined forces with Alekos Alavanos, one-time mentor of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who leads another small party, Plan B, which supports Greece's return to the drachma.
A noisy distraction
"The matter of the Church of Greece is one for the Greek people and not for a minister," Archbishop Ieronymos, the head of the Church of Greece, wrote in a letter addressed to Greek Education Minister Nikos Filis.
Greek positions on refugee crisis at Vienna mini-summit
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be among the Balkan and European Union leaders that gather in the Austrian capital on Saturday for a mini-summit on the issue of migration along the “Balkan corridor.”
Greece has a clear agenda that was presented during the United Nations meetings on migration in New York and would open on a European level on Saturday.
Bulgaria's PM to Call for Migrant Centers out of EU at Vienna Meeting
Curbing the flow of migrants into Europe will be the focus of a meeting held by the leaders of ten countries on Saturday.
Archbishop dismisses criticism over the role the Church played during the dictatorship
Archbishop Ieronymos has shot back at comments made by Education Minister Nikos Filis who cast doubt over the role the Church of Greece played during the country's military dictatorship in 1967-74.
Tsipras calls for unity among EU member states on migration crisis or face uncertain future
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told the Wall Street Journal in an interview that Germany is his country's biggest ally when it comes to dealing with the refugee crisis, insisting that the continent's future will be at stake if European Union member states do not fulfill their obligations.
“Sacred war” between the church and Nikos Filis
The relations between the Ministry of Education and Church of Greece have have deteriorated sharply over the changes to the course of religious education in schools.
Coup plotters not welcomed in Greece: Greek PM
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has reportedly assured Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that anyone implicated in the July 15 failed coup attempt in Turkey was not welcome in his country, amid reports Athens has already rejected the asylum demands of a number of Turkish coup attempting soldiers who escaped to the neighboring country.
Amnesty slams conditions for migrants in Greece
The rights group Amnesty International has slammed Europe's response to the refugee crisis in a new report on the situation in Greece, which has been the main point of entry of migrants and refugees seeking to reach the European Union.
Tsipras and Erdogan’s meeting focuses on the refugee crisis
The refugee issue dominated a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday in New York, and according to government sources the two leaders reaffirmed the need to support the EU-Turkey agreement.
Those implicated in coups are not welcome in Greece, Tsipras tells Erdogan in New York
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said they were in favor of the continuation of the implementation of a deal regarding refugees signed between the European Union and Turkey, in a meeting held in New York on Wednesday, Kathimerini's Tom Ellis reported.